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by Ash Parrish on (#6FGZ5)
Photo by Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images A few weeks after announcing he intended to leave PlatinumGames, Hideki Kamiya posted a video on YouTube celebrating his first official day of unemployment. In the video, Kamiya explained what he's been up to, what his future plans are, and clarified that though he's left PlatinumGames, he's not planning on retiring anytime soon.I'm over it. I'm so over it," Kamiya said as he exited PlatinumGames' office carrying a box full of toys including an Ultraman figurine and a Bayonetta plushie.Kamiya quickly recapped his nearly 30-year history developing games starting at Capcom, working on Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, and Viewtiful Joe. He moved on to Clover Studio to work on Okami, before finally joining PlatinumGames directing the B... Continue reading...
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by Umar Shakir on (#6FGZ6)
GIF: Adobe Adobe is showing off a new generative fill feature, Project Fast Fill, that can easily add or remove objects in videos with the power of AI. It's one of several new, wild, experimental AI features announced today at the company's MAX conference. Project Fast Fill has the ability to swap in clothing accessories on people in motion or remove tourists from the background of a landscape pan.Fast Fill works similarly to Google's Magic Editor, where you can move around people or objects - but with video instead of just still photos. Fast Fill promises to do things the company's Project Stardust does for still photos, like change colors by just entering a text prompt. Adobe says these generative AI features are made possible by the company's... Continue reading...
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by Jay Peters on (#6FGZ8)
Illustration: The Verge Google's Search Generative Experience (SGE) will let you create images right from a text prompt starting Thursday, the company announced. Microsoft has offered the ability to make images from Bing Chat using OpenAI's DALL-E model since March, so it's not too surprising to see Google follow suit.Here's how it works. If you're opted in to SGE through Google's Search Labs program, you can just type your query into the Google search bar. After you do, SGE can create a few images based on your prompt that you can pick from. The tool is powered by the Imagen family of AI models, Google spokesperson Craig Ewer tells The Verge.In a GIF, Google showed how the tool can be used to create images based on the prompt draw an image of a capybara... Continue reading...
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by Andrew Webster on (#6FGZ7)
Image: Max You don't have to look far to see the influence of French comic legend Jean Moebius" Giraud. His surreal visual style can be found everywhere from video games to animation. Sometimes it's just used as an aesthetic, but in the case of Scavengers Reign - a new animated series on Max - it's the starting-off point for one of the most imaginative and thoroughly convincing alien worlds I've ever seen. It's equal parts beautiful and brutal, and it might be the most original piece of science fiction of the year.Scavengers Reign takes place in the aftermath of a crash, when the few survivors of a ruined interstellar cargo ship find themselves scattered across an uncharted, hostile planet. The story primarily follows three groups as they attempt... Continue reading...
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by Allison Johnson on (#6069Y)
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge In the past, Apple's ecosystem has been a little one size fits all" without a lot of room for personalization - however, now we're getting a lot more ringtones in iOS 17. Customizing your iPhone's alert sounds can make your device feel a little more personal and fun. And maybe - I'm just spitballing here - you can even make a funny reference to a '90s comedy starring Bill Murray in the process. Just an idea.In any case, here's how to change the sounds for your ringtone, mail, texts, and calendar alerts. For reference, this was tested out on an iPhone 11 running iOS 17.
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by Sheena Vasani on (#6FETN)
Sony's SRS-XB100 Bluetooth speaker is still on sale for less than $50. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge We saw some good deals during Amazon's fall Prime Day event this week, but most of them have expired by now.Don't feel too disheartened, though, because Amazon is still offering a few budget-friendly deals if you know where to look. In fact, we've found a bunch of discounted gadgets, from magnetic chargers to speakers, many of which could make for great holiday gifts. Best of all, we guarantee none of them suck because we can vouch for each and every one of them.To help you better sift through Amazon's deluge of cheap tech, we've rounded up the gadgets that are still on sale for less than $50.Smart speaker and earbud deals
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by Makena Kelly on (#6FGVD)
Illustration: The Verge Adam Aron, meme stock CEO of AMC, sent sexually explicit images in text conversations with a woman who attempted to blackmail and extort him out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, as first reported by Semafor Thursday.The plot took place over several weeks of text messages between Aron and the woman, Sakoya Blackwood. Blackwood assumed several false identities, including that of a former romantic partner to Aron, to solicit explicit photos from the CEO before threatening to publicly release them unless she received $300,000.The case was first reported last July but masked Aron's identity, referring to him only as a CEO of a publicly traded company. Aron confirmed that he was the victim of the plot in a post to X, formerly Twitter,... Continue reading...
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by Jon Porter on (#6FGVE)
The Magic VS2 shown folded and unfolded. | Image: Honor Honor's Magic VS2 is the former Huawei sub-brand's third new foldable launch in four months, following the launch of the Magic V2 in July and the Magic V Purse last month. And that's without counting the international launch of the Magic VS earlier this year following its China release in 2022.Unsurprisingly, given the space between launches, the Magic VS2 is not a total overhaul versus Honor's previous devices. It's ever so slightly lighter at 229 grams, versus 231 grams for the lightest variant of the Magic V2, but it's also slightly thicker when folded at 10.7mm. (The Magic V2 was between 9.9 and 10.1mm thick.) Interestingly, it's also running a previous-generation Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 processor, while the V2 was powered... Continue reading...
by Charles Pulliam-Moore on (#6FGVF)
Image: SAG-AFTRA In the wake of the Writers Guild of America finally winning and ratifying a new labor contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) after 146 days of striking, there was some hope that the Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists - which has also been on strike - might be able to do the same. But despite SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP meeting earlier this week to resume contract negotiations, the talks have already hit a big stumbling point.(Disclosure: The Verge's editorial staff is also unionized with the Writers Guild of America, East.)On Wednesday evening, the AMPTP released a statement announcing that, after meeting with SAG-AFTRA for five days, it was walking away from the... Continue reading...
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by Antonio G. Di Benedetto on (#6FF9Z)
Select colors of the PowerA Enhanced Wired Controller for Xbox and PC are as low as $19.99 | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge There's arguably no better deal than one that makes a handy, low-cost item drop to a price that falls into impulse-buy territory. While big-ticket items like iPads and noise-canceling headphones may be more attention-grabbing than something like a USB-C charger, it's often those smaller items that get the most use in our day-to-day life.Saving a few bucks on some excellent and affordable tech can go a long way without breaking your budget. And if you're doing some very early holiday shopping, they can make great stocking stuffers or small gifts for any fall birthdays in your life.Sadly, there aren't a ton of leftover deals now that Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is over. But the good news is that some of the ones still lingering are small... Continue reading...
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by Nilay Patel on (#6FGVH)
Photo illustration by Alex Parkin / The Verge AI is relatively easy, Baszucki said at Code. Working in China? That's harder. Continue reading...
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by Monica Chin on (#6FGVJ)
The Go 3 is a nice-looking and well-built device, but the $999 price makes no sense. Continue reading...
by Brandon Widder on (#6FGRE)
Illustration by Lucia Pham / The Verge Love it or leave it, Prime Big Deal Days is now in the rearview mirror. Amazon's latest two-day bombardment of deals - which will (most likely) function as the last discount-heavy holiday prior to Black Friday and Cyber Monday - technically wrapped yesterday, yet there's still a scattershot helping of deals available to those who missed it.In typical Amazon fashion, there's not a whole lot of rhyme or reason as to what remains, with many of Amazon's marque deals having vanished as soon as the clock struck midnight. Still, between earbuds and Apple stuff, we've rounded up a nice selection of both budget-friendly and big-ticket items, which is good news for procrastinators or deal sickos like us who think two straight days of discounts is... Continue reading...
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by Andrew J. Hawkins on (#6FGRF)
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge General Motors is ramping up its efforts to create a better technology experience for software developers to make cool apps for its vehicles - and, notably, the vehicles of its competitors.GM announced a new vehicle services definition called uServices" for the automotive software developer community. In essence, uServices is meant to serve as GM's own API for other software developers to build apps that can work across multiple lineups of vehicles. The automaker is also submitting the new definition to the Connected Vehicle Systems Alliance (COVESA), a global alliance focused on the development of open standards and technologies for connected vehicles.This new definition aims for standardized software to securely access vehicle... Continue reading...
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by Jon Porter on (#6FGRG)
The homepage promoting the new feature. | Screenshot by Jon Porter / The Verge SpaceX has published a new webpage to promote its upcoming Starlink Direct to Cell" service that plans to offer cellular connectivity to existing LTE phones" via satellite. The website, which PCMag reports went live earlier this week, notes that the service will initially be limited to texting services in 2024, with voice and data functionality following in 2025, alongside support for IoT devices.Direct to Cell works with existing LTE phones wherever you can see the sky. No changes to hardware, firmware, or special apps are required, providing seamless access to text, voice, and data," SpaceX's website reads. The Elon Musk-owned space company announced plans for the service last year alongside US partner T-Mobile. The... Continue reading...
by Allison Johnson on (#6FGRH)
OnePlus' first folding phone arrives soon with the alert slider intact. | Image: OnePlus The OnePlus Fold is set to arrive on October 19th, and this is our first official look at the folding-style phone. In an official teaser image provided to The Verge, it looks to be a relatively thin design with at least one fan-favorite feature: a three-stage alert slider.OnePlus president and COO Kinder Liu isn't being shy about the phone's potential. In a conversation conducted via translator with The Verge late last month, he told us it would bring the foldable experience to new heights." That's a big claim to make about your first entry into a market where Samsung has dominated for years, but according to Liu, this device - which parent company Oppo will release under another name - has been a long time coming. His statements... Continue reading...
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by Tom Warren on (#6FGP1)
Image: AVerMedia It's nearly three years since HDMI 2.1 consoles like the Xbox Series X and PS5 launched and we're finally seeing HDMI 2.1 capture cards appear on the market. AVerMedia is launching its $299.99 Live Gamer ULTRA 2.1 (what a name) HDMI 2.1 USB capture card today, offering streamers and gamers the ability to play the latest consoles with 120Hz options turned on and still capture at 4K/60fps.Streamers have been eagerly awaiting 4K/60fps capture over USB, as right now there are limited options for capturing this resolution and frame rate over USB, especially as Elgato's 4K 60 S+ was discontinued late last year. Most have had to opt for PCIe capture cards instead.AVerMedia's latest capture card supports up to 4K/144Hz pass-through, complete... Continue reading...
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by Jon Porter on (#6FGKD)
Image: The Verge X CEO Linda Yaccarino says the social media platform formerly known as Twitter has identified and removed hundreds" of Hamas-affiliated accounts, and has taken action to remove or label tens of thousands of pieces of content" in the wake of terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas against Israel. Yaccarino's letter comes in response to concerns raised by EU commissioner Thierry Breton that X is being used to disseminate illegal content and disinformation," in possible violation of the EU's tough new Digital Services Act (DSA).The back-and-forth between X and the European Union comes as the EU implements the DSA, which imposes obligations on large online platforms to remove illegal content and mitigate risks to public security more... Continue reading...
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by Brandon Widder on (#6FFQZ)
Illustration by Lucia Pham / The Verge The waning hours of Prime Big Deal Days are upon us. There are still a ton of discounts on all kinds of tech products, but here are the ones that are worth your time. Continue reading...
by Sheena Vasani on (#6FF9W)
Apple's entry-level iPad is matching its best price to date at Amazon and Walmart, where you can snag it for just $249. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Amazon's fall Prime Day event is underway. For more deals we recommend across all categories, check out our full roundup here.Apple rarely discounts its own products, so if you want to score a great deal on a pair of AirPods or a MacBook, it's best to set your eyes on third-party retailers like Amazon. If you missed out on the Apple discounts we saw during the first Prime Day, however, Amazon's October Prime Day event has brought some of them back. Despite the fact we're down to the final hours, we're still seeing steep discounts on Apple Watches, iPads, and even the new second-gen AirPods Pro with USB-C, which launched less than a month ago.Below, we've rounded up the best Apple deals you can currently get at Amazon and other... Continue reading...
by Elizabeth Lopatto on (#6FGAS)
Her ex-boyfriend told her not to write anything down she wouldn't want to see in The New York Times, then leaked her love notes to The New York Times. | Photo Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by Michael M. Santiago, PM Images, Getty Images And his very valuable" hair, too. Continue reading...
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by Umar Shakir on (#6FGAT)
Illustration: The Verge The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has informed Microsoft that the company owes back taxes of $28.9 billion plus penalties and interest" for the tax years 2004 through 2013, according to an SEC filing.Microsoft's corporate VP for worldwide tax and customs Daniel Goff responded to the audit in a blog post, and says the company has changed its corporate structure and practices since the years covered by the audit. The issues raised by the IRS are relevant to the past but not to our current practices," Goff states.The IRS's proposed adjustments don't reflect the amounts the company paid under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, according to Goff, who claims that could decrease the final tax owed by up to $10 billion. Additionally, Microsoft... Continue reading...
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by Alex Cranz on (#6FGAV)
Photo by Stefan Etienne / The Verge Crunchyroll is in the news today, and I'm gonna get to all of that. But first, a moment of silence. When I saw Crunchyroll in a headline flying across my RSS feed, I thought for sure it was the streaming service announcing it has fixed its app for smart TV. Instead, it launched a new FAST channel and settled a class action lawsuit.Crunchyroll, which is owned by Sony, who purchased it from AT&T and WarnerMedia, is one of the primary ways to get anime legally and inexpensively in the United States. It frequently airs shows at the exact same time they air in Japan, it carries both dubbed and subtitled versions of those shows, and it has an enormous library featuring what feels like every major anime of the last 20 years.But Crunchyroll... Continue reading...
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by Justine Calma on (#6FGAW)
Single-use disgarded vapes in a Lidl, Recycling Bin on May 4,2023 in London, England. | Photo by Peter Dazeley/Getty Images Invisible" e-waste - from disposable vapes to toys and tangles of cables - is piling up and robbing supply chains of valuable materials. A new analysis counts up all the small electronics people often don't recognize as e-waste, and the numbers are wild.The weight of all the vapes tossed out annually across the world equals three Brooklyn Bridges, it estimates. Altogether, vapes and other small consumer items considered invisible" weigh in at 9 billion kilograms (9 million metric tons) a year. That's like half a million dump trucks worth of electric toothbrushes, ugly holiday sweaters adorned with LEDs, drones, and other small electronics. Lined up bumper to bumper, those trucks would span from Nairobi to Rome.The weight of all the... Continue reading...
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by Amrita Khalid on (#6FGAX)
Image: WNYC This is Hot Pod, The Verge's newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more.On Wednesday afternoon, staffers at WNYC's podcast division sat down for an all-hands meeting looking for answers. Last week, 6 percent of New York Public Radio's workforce was let go - with most of the cuts targeting its podcast vertical, WNYC Studios.LaFontaine Oliver, CEO of New York Public Radio, said the nonprofit would be shifting its current strategy of producing both national radio shows and on-demand podcasts to a new model known as broadcast to podcast." The podcast studio would focus on shows that can work for both broadcast audiences in New York and online audiences globally, he said. For the most part, WNYC will no... Continue reading...
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by Antonio G. Di Benedetto on (#6FEQ0)
All kinds of PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch games and accessories are on sale. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Amazon's fall Prime Day event is underway. For more deals we recommend across all categories, check out our full roundup here.Amazon Prime Day is one of the best times of the year to save on a wide variety of video games. Titles released in the last few months are getting some decent discounts (which still beats paying full price), and many older games from the last few years fall to their best bargain-bin prices (which is great for stocking up on those Man, I've been meaning to get around to that one" games).Here, we'll go over all the best gaming deals we can scrounge up during Prime Big Deal Days across PlayStation 5, PS4, Xbox Series X / S, Nintendo Switch, and PC. We're also on the lookout for hardware deals on things like... Continue reading...
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by The Verge Staff on (#6FB3P)
Illustration by Lucia Pham / The Verge For the second year in a row, Amazon is holding a second Prime Day event in the fall. This year's two-day deal blitz - aka Prime Big Deal Days - began yesterday, October 10th, and runs through today, October 11th, presenting Amazon Prime members with yet another opportunity to get a head start on their holiday shopping before Black Friday and Cyber Monday arrive.As you might expect, the best deals are on Amazon's own devices, including Echo smart speakers and displays, Kindles, Fire tablets, and Amazon's smart TV lineup. However, we're also seeing steep discounts on other electronics as well, such as noise-canceling earbuds, gaming accessories, smartwatches, laptops, and various smart home accessories (including video doorbells). Continue reading...
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by Monica Chin on (#6FG8T)
Photo by Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images Starting next week, T-Mobile will move subscribers of some of its older unlimited plans to new (and, in some cases, more expensive) options, the carrier has confirmed to CNET.The plan will apply to users on the One, Simple Choice, Magenta, and Magenta 55 Plus plans, according to documentation posted on Reddit. Impacted users will be informed by an SMS and email," and the new plans will take impact beginning with the November billing cycle. The price increases customers see will vary depending on their plan, but most can expect a bump of $5 or $10 per line.T-Mobile clarified to CNET that those impacted can opt out of the move and stay on their old plans. In order to do so, you'll need to call T-Mobile's Customer Care support line.
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by Chris Welch on (#6FF4A)
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Amazon's fall Prime Day event is underway. For more deals we recommend across all categories, check out our full roundup here.We're moving deeper into fall and inching toward the holidays, which means enticing discounts on wireless earbuds and headphones are starting to become more frequent. Amazon's October Prime Day 2023 is a great opportunity to nab enticing deals on products from Apple, Beats, Bose, Google, Samsung, Sony, and other brands.Whether you're shopping for noise-canceling buds or something with a semi-open design for outdoor workouts, there's a nice selection to pick from. We'll be updating the list of deals over the course of both days to highlight our favorite sales.Apple / Beats headphones and earbuds
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by Antonio G. Di Benedetto on (#6FF47)
Amazon's Echo Show 10 is one of many Alexa devices on sale. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Amazon's fall Prime Day event is underway. For more deals we recommend across all categories, check out our full roundup here.Aside from Black Friday, there is no better time to buy an Alexa-infused smart device than one of Amazon's own Prime Day events. Amazon is more than happy to chuck tons of deals your way in an effort to convince you to adopt an Echo smart speaker or smart display and put one (or a dozen) in your home.Yes, it's kind of a small Trojan horse to ensure you're hooked on Amazon's smart home ecosystem, but many of these devices offer some handy utility when it comes to around-the-house helpfulness - like playing music in multiple rooms, getting weather and news alerts, making video calls, and controlling connected... Continue reading...
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by Nathan Edwards on (#6FF4B)
Take $400 off the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Amazon's fall Prime Day event is underway. For more deals we recommend across all categories, check out our full roundup here.It feels like we just had Prime Day, but here we are again. For whatever reason, there aren't a ton of great smartphone deals this time around. Maybe it's that the timing is off - the iPhone 15 series just came out last month, and the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro were just announced last week and haven't even shipped yet. But there are still good deals to find on the Pixel 7A, the Moto Razr Plus, and the Samsung Z Fold 5 and Flip 5, plus various accessories.Maybe we've passed peak prime day and we're all going to wake up soon, as if from a bad dream. No? Alright. There are some decent deals over on our main October Prime... Continue reading...
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by Victoria Song on (#6FEY7)
Prime day is here, and so are wearable discounts. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Amazon's fall Prime Day event is underway. For more deals we recommend across all categories, check out our full roundup here.Now that product launch season is fully underway, it's a good time of year to find deals and discounts on your favorite smartwatches and fitness trackers, especially if you don't mind getting last year's models. This year's updates have been pretty iterative, so it's a good opportunity to potentially save on more premium materials like stainless steel and sapphire crystal.Sorting through all the different colors and models can be a headache, so we've rounded up the best deals below. Just keep in mind that you'll need an Amazon Prime subscription to participate. And when you're done snagging a smartwatch or... Continue reading...
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by Allison Johnson on (#6FG5H)
Lightroom Mobile is getting ready for the HDR photography future. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Right in time for Android 14, Adobe has added support for Ultra HDR image editing in Lightroom mobile for Android. Google's newest OS supports the new image format, and it stands to make a big change for the better in how our smartphone photos look. Being able to make edits in Lightroom will let discerning smartphone photographers have plenty of control over the final product - but it'll be a while before most people can actually see the finished product on their own devices. Viewing an HDR image requires the right display and software that supports the format, which most people don't have at the moment.Importantly, Ultra HDR isn't the bad kind of HDR we're all tired of. It uses a wider range of light and dark tones to express an image... Continue reading...
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by David Pierce on (#6FG5J)
Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge Search is the biggest business in the business. And for anyone wanting to make it big in search, the fastest way to win is in Safari. Continue reading...
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by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy on (#6FF7P)
The new Deebot X2 Omni robot vacuum launched last week and is already on sale. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge It's another Prime Day - or Prime Big Deal Days, in Amazon parlance - which means another day to save a dollar or two on some great new gear for your smart home. Whether you're looking for a robot helper to clean your floors, an extra set of eyes to watch over your property, or another smart speaker to bark commands at Amazon's Alexa voice assistant, there are some good bargains to be had during Amazon's fall Prime Day event.As usual, robot vacuums are seeing some decent sales, including on the top-of-the-line models that don't see discounts as often as the rest of the bunch. (My advice is to never buy a bot that's not on sale because they're always on sale.) Ecovacs' newest flagship robot vacuum, the X2 Omni, launched last week and is... Continue reading...
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by Jon Bitner on (#6FG23)
The crisp OLED display on the Amazfit GTR 4 is easily one of its best features, if not the best. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Looking to add a smartwatch to your wrist but not excited about spending over $300 on an Apple Watch Series 9 or Samsung Galaxy Watch 6? Lucky for you, the Amazfit GTR 4 - a budget wearable that offers many of the same features - is matching its all-time of $169.99 at Amazon ($30 off) as part of the retailer's fall Prime Day event.In terms of specs, the GTR 4 offers an abundance of fitness tracking features, including over 150 sports modes and the ability to withstand up to 50 meters of water pressure. It also features multiband GPS - a rarity at this price point - as well as a host of sensors for monitoring your heart rate, blood oxygen saturation, and stress levels. It can even last up to two weeks on a single charge, so long as... Continue reading...
by Tom Warren on (#6FG24)
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Microsoft is now blocking Windows 7 and Windows 8 keys from activating a copy of Windows 11. It's been a loophole that has existed for years, allowing people to upgrade from Windows 7 or 8 to Windows 10 or 11 free of charge.Microsoft originally announced the changes to block Windows 7 and Windows 8 keys from Windows 11 late last month, but at the time, we saw that keys were still activating, and it wasn't clear when the block would actually come into force. As of this week, Windows 7 keys are now fully blocked from clean installs of Windows 11, Microsoft confirms to The Verge. Screenshot by Tom Warren / The Verge Windows 11 won't activate Windows 7 keys anymore. I've tested several Windows 7 keys on a clean... Continue reading...
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by Michael Bizzaco on (#6FG25)
Like other Anker goods, the Sport X10 are known for offering reliable performance in an affordable package. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge If you're tired of your earbuds always falling out when you're running on the treadmill or working out, it may be time to finally invest in some exercise-friendly audio. That's where Anker's Soundcore Sport X10, one of our favorite pairs of wireless earbuds, come in. Normally $69.99, the rotatable in-ears are currently receiving the discount treatment at Amazon as part of the retailer's fall Prime Day event, which sees them marked down to an all-time low of $51.99 ($18 off).The Sport X10 solve one of the biggest problems for gym-goers: the irritating sensation you feel when your earbuds are starting to jettison from your ears. The platform-agnostic buds are equipped with ear loops like other workout-friendly earbuds, but unlike the... Continue reading...
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by Sheena Vasani on (#6FG26)
You can save $30 on the annual Disney Plus plan by signing up before the price goes up on October 12th. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Like nearly every streaming service these days, Disney is raising the prices of its ad-free Disney Plus and Hulu plans. Starting tomorrow, October 12th, Disney Plus will go from $10.99 per month to $13.99, while its annual ad-free plan will go from $109.99 to $139.99. In addition, Hulu's no-ads tier will increase from $14.99 a month to $17.99.Thankfully, there's still time to save on either plan ahead of Disney's price hike. If you subscribe to a year of Disney Plus Premium today, you'll be able to get a full year for $109.99 before having to fork out an extra $30. Just make sure to mark your calendars as you'll be charged $139.99 on the next billing date, which will be a year from now.You can also save if you subscribe to the... Continue reading...
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by Victoria Song on (#6FG27)
Google's addressed a lot of what annoyed me about the first Pixel Watch, but repairability and continued Fitbit integration are still question marks. Continue reading...
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by Allison Johnson on (#6FG28)
These might just be the Pixel phones we've been waiting for, but it all depends on how much trust you're willing to put into Google. Continue reading...
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by Jess Weatherbed on (#6FFYE)
Image: Adobe / The Verge Some of the most exciting developments announced during Adobe's annual Max conference involve the company's experimental technology previews, and this year is no exception. Eleven new AI-powered prototype tools and features are being showcased under the events Sneak" program today, including an impressive video upscaler and Project Stardust - an object-aware editing engine" teased last week that automatically identifies individual objects in photographs so they can be easily moved, changed, or deleted.Adobe uses Sneaks to both showcase the future technologies it's currently working on and gauge public interest that could direct how they're developed going forward. Not every Sneak is destined to make it into Adobe's product catalog,... Continue reading...
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by Kevin Nguyen on (#6FFYF)
Courtesy of Master Mind Ltd In Perfect Days, Hirayama (Koji Yakusho) is a bathroom cleaner. He starts his day early, gets a coffee from the vending machine, pops a classic rock tape into the stereo, and drives his van to various public restrooms, where he gets to work. He scrubs and tidies the sink meticulously. The various parts of a bidet are wiped. He uses a small mirror to check the underside of a toilet to make sure it's sparkling in places no one will ever see.I don't love work, but I love stories about work. The stakes of a job are so obvious and familiar that you get to skip the explanations of motive (we don't need to know why Don Draper wants to be a good ad man). What you gain instead is usually a process story - the illustrative part, where you get to... Continue reading...
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by Richard Lawler on (#6F17P)
NASA curation team members, along with Lockheed Martin recovery specialists, look on after the successful removal of the sample return canister lid. | Image: NASA / Robert Markowitz Seven years after the OSIRIS-REx mission launched, a capsule containing rocks captured from the asteroid Bennu in 2020 landed in Utah last month. Continue reading...
by Wes Davis on (#6FFV1)
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Delete Act yesterday, making it possible for Californians to either ask data brokers to delete their personal data or forbid them to sell or share it, with a single request. Right now, Californians have similar rights under a 2018 state law, but they had to ask each company individually, and that's a tall order given the almost 500 data brokers operating in the state.The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) must create a way for people to make this request by January 1st, 2026. The CPPA was established in 2020 by the California Privacy Rights Act.By August 1st, 2026, data brokers will have to check for and honor new requests every 45 days. After removing the data as requested, brokers... Continue reading...
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by Chris Welch on (#6FFV2)
Illustration: The Verge Despite being dealt a considerable setback in its patent infringement proceedings against Google, Sonos appears confident that it will ultimately prevail against the Big Tech competitor it has for years accused of copying its technology.In a statement provided to The Verge late Tuesday night by spokesperson Erin Pategas, Sonos described itself as the primary innovator in the wireless home audio category" and said, We have proven that Google - a latecomer - has infringed on our invention of foundational customer experiences including setting up and syncing speakers, as well as other important features like group volume and stereo pairing."The statement also goes over Sonos' motivations for taking the fight to Google in the first... Continue reading...
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by Umar Shakir on (#6FFV3)
Illustration by Laura Normand / The Verge The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is proposing a new rule that it hopes will put an end to hidden junk fees that some businesses often add as a surprise when consumers are checking out.The agency is currently seeking public comment on the rule, known as the Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees, after having already collected 12,000 comments last year from individuals, businesses, law enforcement groups, and others on how deceptive fees affect them.FTC Chair Lina Khan said in a statement that by hiding the total price, these junk fees make it harder for consumers to shop for the best product or service and punish businesses who are honest upfront." FTC adds that tackling junk fees through its nearly 100-year-old legal... Continue reading...
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by Emilia David on (#6FFV4)
Image: Polar Polar announced the Polar Vantage V3 with more ways to measure activity, faster processing, and offline maps.The Vantage V3, the latest version since 2020's Vantage V2, is now available for preorder and retails for $599.90 / 599.90 in three colors: night black, sky blue, and sunrise apricot. It can be bought as a set with Polar's H10 heart rate monitor for $649.90 / 649.90.The watch will be available in stores by October 25thPolar Vantage V3 uses the company's biosensing technology, Polar Elixir, which it says measures cardiovascular activity, the nervous system, and body temperature and then translates those numbers into data. Users could use the data - blood oxygen saturation, skin temperature, and the heart's electrical signals... Continue reading...
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by Monica Chin on (#6FFC3)
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Amazon's fall Prime Day event is underway. For more deals we recommend across all categories, check out our full roundup here.For this fall Prime Day event, laptops of all shapes and sizes are on sale. If you're looking for a good bargain but aren't sure where to start, we've filtered out all of the best options for you to consider. Most of the best deals are at Amazon itself today, but there are a few gems at other retailers, and we've included them here, too.If you want to learn more about our top picks, check out our guide to the best laptops you can buy.Apple MacBook deals
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by Jess Weatherbed on (#6FFR1)
Image: Adobe Adobe has developed an experimental AI-powered upscaling tool that greatly improves the quality of low-resolution GIFs and video footage. This isn't a fully-fledged app or feature yet, and it's not yet available for beta testing, but if the demonstrations seen by The Verge are anything to go by then it has some serious potential.Adobe's Project Res-Up" uses diffusion-based upsampling technology (a class of generative AI that generates new data based on the data it's trained on) to increase video resolution while simultaneously improving sharpness and detail.In a side-by-side comparison that shows how the tool can upscale video resolution, Adobe took a clip from The Red House (1947) and upscaled it from 480 x 360 to 1280 x 960,... Continue reading...
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